• 한국가금학회지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.71-77
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• 1998

This study was investigated to study split diets on laying performance and eggshell quality with Hy-Line brown layers 43 weeks old for 12 weeks Layers fed a conventional diet and split diets were divided into morning and afternoon diet. The conventional diet contained 3.4 % Ca was given constant nutrients all day. Hens of the split diets fed morning diets contained 0.5 % Ca constantly and afternoon diets contained 5.9, 8.0, and 10.0 % Ca in T1to T3. Split diets were given morning diets from 04:00 to 15:00 and afternoon diets 15:00 to 21 :00 alternately. Egg production, egg weight, and egg mass were not significantly different among diets. Abnormal eggs decreased in T1 and T2, but no significantly differed(P>0.05). Feed intake decreased in all of split diets compared to control diets (P <0.05). So, feed conversion ratio also improved in split diets(P<0.05). ME and CP intake decreased in T2 and T3, and Ca intake increased in proportion to Ca content of diets(P<0.05). ME and CP requirements per kg eggs decreased in the split diets, and that of Ca increased. Although there were not different significantly, egg shell strength and thickness improved slightly in T2 at 12 week. Yolk color, haugh unit and yolk index were not different among diets. Therefore, we concluded that split diet feeding to layer could improve feed and economic efficiency with normal egg production.

• 한국잠사곤충학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.6-9
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• 1978

잠 103$\times$잠 104 와 그 역교, 잠107$\times$잠108 및 그 역교를 공시하여 6개 업자의 잠종비중별 부화율 및 실용부화율 시험에서 얻은 결과는 1. 난비중을 세분하여 부화율 실용부화율을 보면 경비중에 비하여 중비중 및 중비중의 난이 부화율 및 실용부화율이 높았다. 2. 일모체는 중모체에 비하여 경비중 및 중비중난에서 부화률이 높았고 실용부화율은 경비중난에서만 높았다. 3. 중모체는 비중별 실용부화율 및 부화율의 차이가 컸으며 이에 비하여 일모체는 부화율에는 차이가 없으나 실용부화율에서 비중별 차이를 인정할 수 있었다. 4. 제조업자별 중비중난의 부화율 및 실용부화율의 차이는 없으나 경비중, 중비중난에서는 현저한 차이를 나타내었다.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.127-137
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• 1997

This study was conducted to estimate the laying performance and heterosis of Korean Native Chicken(KNC), Rhode Island Red(RIR), and KNC x RIR crossbreds A total of 1,274 female pullets were produced from KNC, RIR and RIR crossbreds in National Livestock Research Institute, Korea. The experiment was conducted for 2O~64 weeks from Jan 20. to Nov.25, 1996. The age at first egg of crossbreds were 144.1~148.7 days. The first egg weight of crossbreds was 39. 4~40.3 g, and body weights at first egg of KNC dark brown strain x RlR(DR), KNC light brown strain x RlR(LR) and KNC dark black strain x RlR(BR) were 1,943 g, 1,925 g and 2,044 g, respectively. During the laying period the average viability of crossbreds was 96.6~98.3%. The hen-day egg production of crossbreds were 111.1~113.O eggs at 40 weeks of age, and 223.5~227.5 eggs at 64 weeks of age, respectively. The hen-day egg production peaks were 78.2~80.1% in KNC, and 85.8~87.5% in crossbreds. The heterosis were estimated to be 3.61%, 9.21%, 4.78%, 2.97% and -1.63% for the first egg days, body weights at first egg, layer viability, hen-day egg production, and feed conversion ratio, respectively.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제49권4호
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• pp.189-197
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• 2022

본 연구는 산란 능력에 따른 산란계의난생산성, 계란품질, 혈액특성 및 산란 전 특정 행동의빈도수와유지시간에대해 조사하였다. 45주령 Hy-line brown 산란계를2개처리구, 3반복으로 반복 당 2수씩 총 12수배치하였다. 처리구는 산란율이 80% 이상인 산란계(High egg production layers; HEP)와 산란율이 50% 이하인 과산계 및 비산란계(Poor egg performance layers; PEP)이며, 4주간 시험을 수행하였다. 산란율과 난중 및 계란품질은 매일 측정하였으며, 사료섭취량, 사료요구율은 사료 급이량과 사료 잔량을 고려하여 매주 측정하였다. 혈청 생화학 분석은 실험 종료일에 12시간 간격으로 2회 채혈하여 분석하였으며, 산란 전 행동 관찰은 전시험기간동안 점등 시간(06:00)부터 15:00까지 산란계의 행동을 녹화하여 앉기 행동 빈도수와 유지시간을 관찰하였다. 본 연구의 결과, HEP은 높은 산란율과 산란량 및 낮은 사료 요구율을 보였으나(P<0.05), 난중은 PEP에서 유의적인 차이를 보였다(P<0.05). 사료섭취량은 두 처리구에서 비슷한 결과를 나타내었다. 계란 품질에서 Haugh units와 난백고는 차이를 보이지 않았으나, PEP에서 어두운 난각색과 두껍고 단단한 난각을 형성하였으며 더 많은 양의 난각을 생산하였다 (P<0.05). 오전에 채혈한 혈청에서는 HEP에서 높은 TG를 보였으며, PEP는 ALT 수치가 높게 나타났다(P<0.05). 오후에 채혈한 혈청에서는 HEP에서 LDH 수치가 높았으며 (P<0.05), 그 외 혈청 생화학 성분은 처리구간 유의적인 차이를 보이지 않았다. 또한 시간대별 채취한 혈청 내 칼슘과 인의 비율은 두 처리구간 비슷하였다. 산란 1시간 전 HEP의 앉기 행동을 관찰한 결과 약 4회, 25분간 행동을 유지하는 것으로 조사되었으며 매주 비슷한 행동 빈도와 유지시간이 관찰되었다. 결론적으로 HEP와 PEP는 난생산성과 사료효율 및 계란품질에도 차이가 나타났으며, HEP는 산란 전에 앉기 행동이 빈번하게 관찰되고 오래 유지하였다. 하지만 특정 행동 관찰 외 계군 내 과산계와 비산란계를 판별할 수 있는 다양한 접근 방법 탐색 과 농가 적용 가능성에 대한 추가 연구가 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제41권1호
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• pp.69-75
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• 2014

본 시험은 토종 실용오리를 생산하기 위한 토종 오리 A와 B 계통의 산란기 성적을 조사하기 위하여 수행하였다. 2계통의 토종 오리들은 계통 당 6반복, 반복당 14수씩 총 168수를 선별하여 산란기의 성적을 조사하였다. 사료는 산란오리 사료(CP 15%, ME 2,900 kcal/kg)를 20주령부터 80주령까지 급여하였다. 체중은 A와 B 계통 사이에서 유의적인 차이가 없었다. 주령별 체중을 보면 40주령부터 48주령까지의 체중이 가장 낮게 나타났으며, 24~32주령, 64~80주령에서는 체중이 유의적으로 높게 나타났다(P<0.05). 사료 섭취량은 체중과 마찬가지로 A와 B 계통 사이에서 유의적인 차이가 없었다. 주령별 사료 섭취량은 36~48주령, 68~72주령에 유의적으로 감소하였으며, 52~56주령에 사료 섭취량이 가장 높았다(P<0.05). 계통별 평균 난중은 A와 B 계통 사이에서 유의적인 차이를 보이지 않았다. 주령별 평균 난중은 32~40주령에서 낮게 나타났다. 산란율은 24~28주령, 60~64주령 및 20~80주령에 B 계통에서 A 계통에 비해 높게 나타났다(P<0.05). 주령별 산란율은 28주령에서 최고로 높아져 48주령까지 높은 산란율을 나타냈으며, 52주령부터 감소한 후 68주령에는 다시 산란율이 회복되기 시작하였다(P<0.05). 산란 수는 전반적으로 A 계통에 비해 B 계통이 높게 나타났으나, 산란율이 급상승하는 시기인 28주령부터 48주령까지는 A와 B 계통 사이에서 유의적인 차이가 없었다. 주령별 산란 수는 주령이 경과함에 따라 유의적으로 증가하였다. 전반적인 사료 요구율은 A 계통이 B 계통에 비해 높게 나타났다(P<0.05). 그러나 28~36주령에는 A와 B 계통의 사료 요구율은 유의적인 차이가 없었다. 이런 결과들은 토종 종오리의 산란기 성적에 대한 기초적인 자료로서 이용될 것이라 사료된다.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제36권11호
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• pp.1709-1717
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• 2023

Objective: A pivotal study was designed to investigate the effect of Hydroxy (HYC) Cu, Zn, and Mn on egg quality and laying performance of chickens under tropical conditions. Methods: A total of 1,260 Babcock White laying hens (20-wk-old) were randomly assigned to one of 4 treatments with 15 replicates of 21 hens each in a Randomized Complete Block Design. The birds were reared for 16 weeks and were fed the corn-soybean meal diets supplemented with one of the following mineral treatments: T1, inorganic (INO, 15 ppm CuSO4, 80ppm MnSO4 and 80 ppm ZnO); T2, Hydroxy-nutritional level (HYC-Nut, 15 ppm Cu, 80 ppm Mn, 80 ppm Zn from Hydroxy); T3, Hydroxy-Low (HYC-Low, 15 ppm Cu, 60 ppm Mn, 60 ppm Zn from Hydroxy); T4, Hydroxy plus inorganic (HYC+INO, 7.5 ppm HYC Cu+7.5 ppm CuSO4, 40 ppm HYC ZnO+40 ppm ZnSO4, 40 ppm HYC Mn+40 ppm MnSO4). The egg production was recorded daily, while the feed consumption, feed conversion ratio (FCR) and egg mass were determined at the end of each laying period. The egg quality parameters were assayed in eggs collected over 48 h in each laying period. Results: Overall, no significant effect of treatments was observed on percent egg production, egg weight and FCR (p>0.05). Feed intake was significantly lower in birds fed Hydroxy plus inorganic (p<0.05) diet. The supplementation of HYC-Low significantly increased the egg mass compared to the other treatments (p<0.05). HYC supplementation alone or in combination with INO elicited a positive effect on shell thickness, shell weight, shell weight per unit surface area, yolk colour, albumen and yolk index for a certain period (p<0.05), but not throughout the whole laying period. Conclusion: Dietary supplementation of HYC-Low (15-60-60 mg/kg) showed similar effects on production performance and egg quality characteristics in laying hens as compared to 15-80-80 mg/kg of Cu-Zn-Mn from inorganic sources. This indicates that sulphate based inorganic trace minerals can effectively be substituted by lower concentration of hydroxyl minerals.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제22권9호
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• pp.1296-1302
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• 2009

Ninety six beak-trimmed 72 week-old Lohmann Brown hens were randomly divided into four equal groups. Each group comprised 4 replicates. Isoenergetic and isonitrogenous experimental diets contained low calcium (3.5%); optimum calcium (4.2%); low Ca (3.5% Ca)+1% Clinoptilolite (CLP); low Ca (3.5% Ca)+2% CLP. Data were collected biweekly and the experiment lasted 6 weeks. Egg production, feed consumption, feed conversion ratio, egg weight, tibia Ca, P, ash and eggshell thickness were not affected by addition of CLP to the diets (p>0.05). There were no significant differences in egg shell strength and ash when data were analyzed individually in measurement periods ($74^{th}$, $76^{th}$ and $78^{th}$ weeks). However, according to pooled data ($74^{th}$-$78^{th}$ weeks), eggshell strength was increased (p<0.05) only by 2% CLP supplementation versus low Ca (3.5%) diet, and shell ash was significantly increased by 2% CLP supplementation compared with the other diets. The damaged egg ratio on 1% and 2% CLP diets was significantly decreased between 76-78 weeks'data when compared with the low Ca diet. However; damaged egg ratio on the 2% CLP diet was significantly decreased when pooled data (74-78) were compared with no CLP diets. The differences in marketable egg ratio paralleled damaged egg ratio. The plasma calcium level at the end of experiment was increased on the 2% CLP diet when compared with the low Ca (3.5%) diet (p<0.05). Furthermore, at the end of the experiment a marked decrease of manure moisture was observed on both CLP diets (p<0.01). In conclusion, Clinoptilolite (2%) supplementation to layer diets tends to improve eggshell quality and manure dry matter (1% and 2% CLP) after six weeks.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제17권7호
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• pp.980-983
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• 2004

A 16 week feeding trial was conducted to evaluate the effects of replacement of soybean meal (SM) by extracted cottonseed meal (CSM) on laying performance and haemoglobin levels in practical diets for breeder Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica). One hundred ninety two quails (6 weeks old) were divided randomly into eight groups. The diets were isocaloric containing 2,900 kcal/kg of ME and isonitrogenous (% 20 crude protein) as fed basis. SM was replaced by 0, 2.5, 5.0, 7.5, 10.0, 12.5, 15.0 and 17.5% of CSM, respectively. Average egg production (quail day, %; quail house, %), egg weight (g), daily feed intake (g/bird), feed efficiency ratio (g feed/g egg) data indicated no significant differences among the treatments; while, blood haemoglobin levels (% g Hb) of 7th (15.0% CSM) and 8th (17.5% CSM) group were lower than the control (0% CSM) diet (p<0.05). This experiment indicated that 17.5% CSM could replace SM (providing 44% of SM protein) in practical diets of breeder Japanese quails without any significant impairment on laying performance.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.448-458
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• 2009

It has been well documented from animal and human studies that conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) has numerous beneficial effects on health. In chickens, CLA exerts many effects on performance ranging from egg quality and yolk lipids to meat quality. Although there are several CLA isomers available, not all CLA isomers have the same incorporation rates into egg yolk: cis-9,trans-11 and trans-10,cis-12 CLA isomers are more favorably deposited into egg yolk than other isomers investigated, but of the two isomers, the former has a higher incorporation rate than the latter. CLA alters the amounts and profiles of lipids in plasma, muscles and liver. Furthermore, increased liver weight was reported in chickens fed dietary CLA. As observed in egg yolk, marked reduction in intramuscular lipids as well as increased protein content was observed in different studies, leading to elevation in protein-to-fat ratio. Inconsistency exists for parameters such as body weight gain, feed intake, feed conversion ratio, egg production rate and mortality, depending upon experimental conditions. One setback is that hard-cooked yolks from CLA-consuming hens have higher firmness as refrigeration time and CLA are increased, perhaps owing to alterations in physico-chemistry of yolk. Another is that CLA can be detrimental to hatchability when provided to breeders: eggs from these breeders have impaired development in embryonic and neonatal stages, and have increased and decreased amounts of saturated fatty acids and monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs), respectively. Thus, both problems can be fully resolved if dietary sources rich in MUFAs are provided together with CLA. Emerging evidence suggests that CLA exerts a critical impact on stress and immune functions as it can completely nullify some of the adverse effects produced by immune challenges and reduce mortality in a dose-dependent manner. Finally, CLA is a key regulator of genes that may be responsible for lipid metabolism in chickens. CLA down-regulates both expression of the gene encoding stearoyl-CoA desaturase-1 and its protein activity in the chicken liver while up-regulating mRNA of sterol regulatory element-binding protein-l.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제37권6호
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• pp.1065-1076
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• 2024

Objective: This study aimed to assess the effects of dietary mulberry leaves on the growth, production performance, gut microbiota, and immunological parameters of poultry and livestock. Methods: The PubMed, Embase, and Scopus databases were systematically analyzed to identify pertinent studies up to December 2022. The effects of mulberry leaf diet was assessed using the weighted mean difference, and the 95% confidence interval was calculated using a random-effects model. Results: In total, 18 studies that sampled 2,335 poultry and livestock were selected for analysis. Mulberry leaves improved the average daily gain and reduced the feed/meat ratio in finishing pigs, and the average daily gain and average daily feed intake in chicken. In production performance, mulberry leaves lowered the half carcass weight, slaughter rate, and loin eye area in pigs, and the slaughter rate in chickens. Regarding meat quality in pigs, mulberry leaves reduced the cooked meat percentage, shear force, crude protein, and crude ash, and increased the 24 h pH and water content. In chickens, it increased the drip loss, shear force, 45 min and 24 h pH, crude protein, and crude ash. Mulberry leaves also affect the abundances of gut microbiota, including Bacteroides, Prevotella, Megamonas, Escherichia-Shigella, Butyricicoccus, unclassified Ruminococcaceae, Bifidobacterium, Lactobacillus, and Escherichia coli in poultry and livestock. Mulberry leaves at different doses were associated with changes in antioxidant capacity in chickens, and immune organ indexes in pigs. With respect to egg quality, mulberry leaves at different doses improved the shell strength, yolk color, eggshell thickness, and eggshell weight. However, moderate doses diminished the egg yolk ratio and the egg yolk moisture content. Conclusion: In general, dietary mulberry leaves improved the growth, production performance, and immunological parameters in poultry and livestock, although the effects varied at different doses.